Penholder



J. E. SMOOT.

(No Model.)

PENHOLDER.

Patented Aug. 11, 1896.

NITED STATES PATENT rricE.

JAMES EDWARD SMOOT, OF CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA.

PENHOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,806, dated August11, 1896.

Application filed May 2'7, 1896. Serial No. 593,286. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, J AMES EDWARD SMoor, a citizen of the United States,residing at 0011- cord, in the county of Oabarrus and State of NorthCarolina, have invented a new and useful Penholder, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to penholders; and it has for its object toprovide simple and etficient means for ejecting a pen from the holder,when it is desired to remove the same, without the necessity of handlingsuch pen, thereby preventing the soiling of the hands caused by graspingthe rusted 0r inked nib.

To this end the invention consists substantially in the construction,combination, and arrangement of parts as will be fully illustrated,described, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of apenholder constructed in accordance with the present invention andshowing a pen applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional Viewthereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. dis adetail perspective View of the pensupporting plate. Fig. 5 is a similarview of the ejecting-pin.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the barrel of a penholder, whichmay be of any desired shape, and is provided at one of its sides with anelongated slot 2, through which passes the hereinafter-described meansfor ejecting a pen.

Disposed within the barrel 1 is a spring concave-convex supporting-plate3, having an extension-arm 4, the end of which is secured to the innerside of said barrel by means of a rivet 5 or its equivalent, and saidplate is adapted to bind a pen against the inner side of the barrel 1 tohold the same therein. The plate 3 passes over and rests upon atransverse bar 6, arranged at about the middle of the barrel 1, and saidplate is provided with an elongated slot 7, similar to the slot 2, theinner end of said slot 7 being enlarged to form aneye 8.

For removing a pen from the holder a sliding ejecting-pin 9 is employed.This pin has each of its ends provided with heads, 10, and intermediatesaid heads an annular shoulder 11 is formed. The shank of the pin 9 lieswithin the slot 7, and the lower head 10 thereof prevents the same beingremoved from said slot, the shoulder 11 bearing upon the upper side ofthe supporting-plate 3 and the upper head 10 projecting through the slot2, so as to be easily operated when it is desired to eject the pen.

From the foregoing the advantages of the herein-described penholder willbe readily understood by those skilled in the art. The pin 9 is passedthrough the eye 8 of the slot 7 and assumes the position above describedbefore the supporting-plate 3 is secured within the barrel 1. 7 When,however, the arm 4 is attached to the inner side of said barrel, theslot 7 registers with the slot 2, but the eye 8 of the slot 7 lieswithin the barrel 1 beyond the adjacent end of the slot 2, and therebyprevents the pin 9 being removed from said eye.

To eject a pen Irom the holder, pressure is applied to the upper head 10of the pin 9, which forces the shoulder 11 upon the upper side of thesupporting-plate 3, and by reason of said plate 3 resting upon thetransverse bar 6 it will be seen that the latter serves as a fulcrum'forthe plate. 11 is pressed upon the supporting-plate the same is forcedfrom the inner side of the barrel 1 and the pen thereon loosened, and bysliding the pin 9 along the slots 2 and 7 such pen is ejected from theholder in a simple and easy manner. -It will therefore be seen that thenecessity for grasping a rusted or inked pen, when it is desired toremove the same from the holder, will be entirely overcome by the use ofmy invention, and a new one quickly replaced.

My improved holder may be formed of any desired material, and from thefact that the same is simple in construction it is apparent that themanufacture thereof will be inexpensive, and it will also be seen thatbreakage of the staff, which frequently occurs when removing the pens,is prevented.

WVhile the pin 9 is illustrated as round, it will be understood that theejecting portion thereof, which slides in the slot of thesupportingplate, may be fiat, ejecting edgewise; and it will be furtherevident that the upper head 10 may be concaved, so as to fit upon thebarrel 1.

As the shoulder Having thus-described the invention, what is claimed asnew, and desiredtolbe secured by Letters Patent, is

1. A holder of the class described, comprising a barrel, aspring-supporting plate secured within said barrel and adapted to bind-apen,

against the inner side thereof, and means for forcing said plate fromthe inner side of the barrel and ejecting the pen therefrom, sub-'stantially as set forth.

2. A holder of the class described, comprising a barrel provided with anelongated'slot in one of its sides, a supportingplate secured withinsaid barrel and provided with an elongated slot registering with theslot in the barrel, said supporting-plate being adapted tobind-a'pen-a'gainst the innerside 0f the barre], and a pin disposed insaid'slots and adapt ed to force" the supporting-plate from theinne'rside of' the barrel and eject the pen theref rom; substantially asset forth.

Aholder of the class cleseribe'd,comprisin'g a barrel provided with anelongated slot in one of its sides, a supporting-plate secured withinsaid barrel and provided with an elongated slot registering with theslot in the barrel, said supporting-plate being adapted to bind a penagainst the inner side of the barrel, a bar arranged transversely withinsaid barrel and forming a fulcrum for the supporting-plate, and asliding pin disposed in said slots and adapted to force thesupportingplate fromthe inner side of'thebarrel and ejectthe pentherefrom, substantially as set

